gov.noaa.nodc:8500054 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-02-05T20:49:23Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Temperature profile data collected using XBTs from the ALSTER EXPRESS and other platforms from the Pacific Ocean during the International Decade of Ocean Exploration / North Pacific Experiment (IDOE/NORPAX) project, 1980-01-15 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8500054) 2003-10-24 publication 2023-02-10 revision 1985 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8500054 NCEI Archive Management System 8500054 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information contributor US Navy Ships of Opportunity contributor Unknown - France contributor Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information contributor Scripps Institution of Oceanography https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information author tableDigital Temperature profile data were collected using bathythermograph (BT/XBT) casts from ALSTER EXPRESS and other platforms in the Pacific Ocean from January 15, 1980 to December 31, 1982. Data were submitted by US Navy; Ships of Opportunity as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration / North Pacific Experiment (IDOE/NORPAX) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. The UBT format contains temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instruments. Cruise information, position, date and time were reported for each observation. The data record was comprised of pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT Data File, in which temperature values were recorded at uniform 5 m intervals, the XBT data files contained temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths were recorded at the minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to accurately define the temperature curve. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles to depths of either 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 8500054 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:8500054 Preview graphic PNG 8500054 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1985-01-01 publication water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - XBT instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS ALASKA MARU ALSTER EXPRESS AMERICA MARU AMERICAN VETERAN ASIA MARU AUSTRAL LIGHTNING AUSTRAL MOON AUSTRAL RAINBOW BUNKER HILL BUNPUKU MARU CHEVRON ARIZONA CHEVRON CALIFORNIA CHEVRON MISSISSIPPI DAPHNE ELBE EXPRESS EURO FREIGHTER GLORIOUS ACE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE HAKONE MARU HAKUSAN MARU HARUNA MARU HIEI MARU HIKAWA MARU HIRA MARU HOTAKA MARU JAPAN ACE KASHU MARU MARCONA EXPORTER MOSEL EXPRESS PACIFIC ARROW PACIFIC SUNSHINE PRESIDENT FILLMORE PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT VAN BUREN QUEENS WAY BRIDGE SEATRAIN CHESAPEAKE SEATRAIN INDEPENDENCE SEATRAIN LEXINGTON SEATRAIN ORISKANY SEATRAIN TRENTON SEATRAIN YORKTOWN SHIN KASHU MARU UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF FRANCE UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES WESER EXPRESS YAMASHIN MARU platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Scripps Institution of Oceanography Unknown - France US National Oceanographic Data Center US Navy Ships of Opportunity dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Scripps Institution of Oceanography dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION / North Pacific Experiment (IDOE/NORPAX) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Bering Sea East China Sea (Tung Hai) Gulf of Alaska North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Sea of Okhotsk South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian IDOE > International Decade of Ocean Exploration project Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian ALASKA MARU (ICES code: 49BG) ALSTER EXPRESS (ICES code: 06AB) AMERICA MARU (ICES code: 49M8) AMERICAN VETERAN (call sign: WEZT, ICES code: 32QP) ASIA MARU (ICES code: 49B2) AUSTRAL LIGHTNING (ICES code: 323L) AUSTRAL MOON (ICES code: 32UM) AUSTRAL RAINBOW (call sign: WEZP, ICES code: 32UR) BUNKER HILL (ICES code: 74BX) BUNPUKU MARU (ICES code: 49BA) CHEVRON ARIZONA (call sign: KGBE, ICES code: 32QI) CHEVRON CALIFORNIA (ICES code: 32CC) CHEVRON MISSISSIPPI (call sign: WXBR, ICES code: 32CM) DAPHNE (ICES code: SIDA) ELBE EXPRESS (ICES code: 06E3) EURO FREIGHTER (ICES code: 74EC) GLORIOUS ACE (call sign: JJFS, ICES code: 49BQ) GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE (ICES code: 49GG) HAKONE MARU (ICES code: 49H8) HAKUSAN MARU (ICES code: 49NK) HARUNA MARU (ICES code: 49H9) HIEI MARU (ICES code: 49HV) HIKAWA MARU (ICES code: 49BI) HIRA MARU (ICES code: 49BJ) HOTAKA MARU (ICES code: 49BK) JAPAN ACE (ICES code: 49JP) KASHU MARU (ICES code: 49CB) MARCONA EXPORTER (ICES code: 32EX) MOSEL EXPRESS (ICES code: 06MX) PACIFIC ARROW (ICES code: 32F6) PACIFIC SUNSHINE (ICES code: 32IJ) PRESIDENT FILLMORE (ICES code: 32F3) PRESIDENT MCKINLEY (ICES code: 32PM) PRESIDENT VAN BUREN (ICES code: 32PV) QUEENS WAY BRIDGE (ICES code: 32QN) SEATRAIN CHESAPEAKE (ICES code: 54SC) SEATRAIN INDEPENDENCE (ICES code: 54SI) SEATRAIN LEXINGTON (ICES code: 32QJ) SEATRAIN ORISKANY (ICES code: 54SO) SEATRAIN TRENTON (ICES code: SIST) SEATRAIN YORKTOWN (ICES code: 54SY) SHIN KASHU MARU (ICES code: 49CC) WESER EXPRESS (ICES code: 06WD) YAMASHIN MARU (ICES code: 49YR) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF OKHOTSK OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - BT bathythermograph - BT BathyThermograph bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph ALASKA MARU ALASKA MARU ALSTER EXPRESS ALSTER EXPRESS AMERICA MARU AMERICA MARU AMERICAN VETERAN AMERICAN VETERAN ASIA MARU ASIA MARU AUSTRAL LIGHTNING AUSTRAL LIGHTNING AUSTRAL MOON AUSTRAL MOON AUSTRAL RAINBOW AUSTRAL RAINBOW BUNKER HILL BUNKER HILL BUNPUKU MARU BUNPUKU MARU CHEVRON ARIZONA CHEVRON ARIZONA CHEVRON CALIFORNIA CHEVRON CALIFORNIA CHEVRON MISSISSIPPI CHEVRON MISSISSIPPI DAPHNE DAPHNE ELBE EXPRESS ELBE EXPRESS EURO FREIGHTER EURO FREIGHTER GLORIOUS ACE GLORIOUS ACE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE HAKONE MARU HAKONE MARU HAKUSAN MARU --- ICES information updated on 2024-01-24T17:35:12.493 --- Platform Name: HAKUSAN MARU ICES Code: 49NK Country of registry: JAPAN Datasets: Format duplicated from NS-IBTS in January 2024 for testing purposes Modified: 2024-01-24T17:35:12.493 WOD Code: 4890 Notes: Multiple hull comprising of several generations of Hakusan Maru owned and operated by the Ishikawa Prefecture Fisheries Center. 2nd Hakusan Maru built in 1950 (CallSign JGJA), 3rd Hakusan Maru built in 1967 (CallSign JDPL), 4th Hakusan Maru built in 1978 (CallSign JEQI) and replaced by the 5th Hakusan Maru in 1996. --- end of ICES information --- HARUNA MARU HARUNA MARU HIEI MARU HIEI MARU HIKAWA MARU HIKAWA MARU HIRA MARU HIRA MARU HOTAKA MARU HOTAKA MARU JAPAN ACE JAPAN ACE KASHU MARU KASHU MARU MARCONA EXPORTER MARCONA EXPORTER MOSEL EXPRESS MOSEL EXPRESS PACIFIC ARROW PACIFIC ARROW PACIFIC SUNSHINE PACIFIC SUNSHINE PRESIDENT FILLMORE PRESIDENT FILLMORE PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT MCKINLEY PRESIDENT VAN BUREN PRESIDENT VAN BUREN QUEENS WAY BRIDGE QUEENS WAY BRIDGE SEATRAIN CHESAPEAKE SEATRAIN CHESAPEAKE SEATRAIN INDEPENDENCE SEATRAIN INDEPENDENCE SEATRAIN LEXINGTON SEATRAIN LEXINGTON SEATRAIN ORISKANY SEATRAIN ORISKANY SEATRAIN TRENTON SEATRAIN TRENTON SEATRAIN YORKTOWN SEATRAIN YORKTOWN SHIN KASHU MARU SHIN KASHU MARU UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF FRANCE UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF FRANCE UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF JAPAN UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES WESER EXPRESS WESER EXPRESS YAMASHIN MARU YAMASHIN MARU